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Time: 6:10 PM
Network: WCIU/ESPN (ESPN will probably be blacked out in Chicago)
Radio: WGN AM 720
Stadium: Shea Stadium


Pitching Matchup:

Jason Marquis 5-1, 1.70 ERA


Tom Glavine 4-1, 2.98 ERA

Weather:
Mostly Sunny High around 70.
Wind Blowing Straight Out.

Key Players
Mets:

Jose Reyes


David Wright


Carlos Delgado


Cubs
Alfonso Soriano


Ryan Theriot


Aramis Ramirez


Injury Reports:
Mets:


Cubs:

First baseman Derrek Lee left the game in the second inning with neck spasms and is day-to-day. After wrist injuries limited him to 50 games last season, Lee has played in all 35 games thus far in 2007, and his .390 batting average leads the league.

Other Notable Injuries: Kerry Wood and Wade Miller are on the DL.

Preview
It is all about pitching. The Mets have a lot of great hitting on their team. Jose Reyes is an amazing lead off hitter and Carlos Delgado can hit for power. David Wright is in a big slump as of late but will turn it on eventually (Hopefully after this series). The Mets do not really have much pitching so we need to pound the ball and hit in clutch situations (Jones) Derek Lee is day-to-day with neck spasms so he may not be able to go tonight.

Behind Enemy Lines:

Amazin' Avenue Blog:
http://www.amazinavenue.com/

Facts about the Mets board
They are more interested in making fun of the Yankees than talking about their own team.
Link


Beat the Mets, Beat the Mets, Step right up and beat the Mets.

I posted that black cat on Friday the 13th and we lossed.

http://www.realgm.com/boards/baseball/v ... .php?t=715

That incident happened in late 1969. The Mets overtook the Cubs late that year as the Cubs were in 1st place during the whole rest of the year. They could not win a game after.

Cubs and Mets played in Tokyo a few years ago:


The Mets are probably the Cubs 3rd biggest rival behind the Sox and Cardinals. Some may argue that the Brewers are becoming one of our big rivals.

Also Posey H8er jinxed us.

April 13, 2007 game thread:

Robert23 wrote:Man talk about bad luck. It's almost like we started this thread with a black cat. Seriously don't do that again.

Maybe a reverse jinx will occur.
Anyways on Friday the 13th this occurred:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uluk1z5_p-M

SportsWorld wrote:Beat the Mets, Beat the Mets, Step right up and beat the Mets.

It's isht like this why I love when we stomp teams like the Shlubs.

at Marquis' record/ERA.

Poor Cards fans.

SportsWorld wrote:Cubs and Mets played in Tokyo a few years ago:
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The Mets are probably the Cubs 3rd biggest rival behind the Sox and Cardinals. Some may argue that the Brewers are becoming one of our big rivals.

Also Posey H8er jinxed us.

April 13, 2007 game thread:
-= original quote snipped =-




Maybe a reverse jinx will occur.
Anyways on Friday the 13th this occurred:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uluk1z5_p-M

Well I don't consider that to be a rivalry yet although Selig is trying to shove it down our throats.

Posey H8er wrote:-= original quote snipped =-


Well I don't consider that to be a rivalry yet although Selig is trying to shove it down our throats.

I think because Milwaukee and Chicago are so close. A lot of our fans travel up there and a couple of their fans travel down here.
I think now that since the Brewers are playing well it will be more competitive.

Yeah now it may be more of a rivalry.
Feels like I haven't seen the Cubs in an eternity!

Izturis is hitting 2nd today.

DeRosa is playing 1B.

And Soriano is hitting 3rd.

w/ Pagan in CF.

What a disaster.

at least soriano isn't leading off

At least Jones isn't playing.
By the way for all you who hate Len and Bob and want to watch the game in HD ESPN hasn't blacked out this game I guess since I am getting it.
Nice watching it in HD.

Len and Bob are not that bad.

I know but a couple of members here don't like them.
Plus after like 5 weeks of Len and Bob it is cool to watch 2 new announcers.

Oh f*** never mind go back to WCIU.
Dusty Baker is one of the announcers.

SportsWorld wrote:Oh f*** never mind go back to WCIU.
Dusty Baker is one of the announcers.

1-0 Cubs.

I'm gonna listen to Dusty.

I'm interested in what he's going to say.

treyZz wrote:I'm gonna listen to Dusty.

I'm interested in what he's going to say.

Actually he isn't that bad. He is showing us some love and he knows more about our players than Len and Bob.